UEFA Nations League

FT Tuesday, September 27, 2022
Slovenia LLDDW 1
–
Sweden WLLLL 1
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SVN101
SWE101
Strawberry Arena · 22,895 att.

Match Report

JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty Images

Slovenia's Sesko scores wonder goal as Sweden are relegated

A stunning first-half volley from Benjamin Sesko helped Slovenia secure a 1-1 draw away to Sweden to relegate the Swedes from Nations League B.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
12
4
Saves
5
29.2
Possession
70.8
11
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
172
Accurate Passes
556
281
Passes
668
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
5
Crosses
34
0.2
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
83
17
Accurate Long Balls
51
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
6
13
Tackles
10
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
18
Interceptions
8
39
Effective Clearances
11
39
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SWE leads series 2-0-1

Lineups

SWE · 4-4-2

  1. 1Robin OlsenG
  2. 3Victor LindelöfCD-L
  3. 4Isak HienCD-R
  4. 6Ludwig AugustinssonLB
  5. 2Joel AnderssonRB
  6. 17Jesper KarlströmCM-L
  7. 20Kristoffer OlssonCM-R
  8. 10Emil ForsbergLM
  9. 7Viktor ClaessonRM
  10. 22Robin QuaisonCF-L
  11. 21Dejan KulusevskiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Jens CajusteSUB
  2. 18Mikael IshakSUB
  3. 14Edvin KurtulusSUB
  4. 9Patrick WalemarkSUB
  5. 16Viktor GyökeresSUB
  6. 5Gabriel GudmundssonSUB
  7. 13Aiham OusouSUB
  8. 19Mattias SvanbergSUB
  9. 15Daniel SundgrenSUB
  10. 12Andreas LindeSUB
  11. 23Kristoffer NordfeldtSUB
  12. 11Anthony ElangaSUB

SVN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jan OblakG
  2. 6Jaka BijolCD-L
  3. 4Miha BlazicCD-R
  4. 18Gregor SikosekLB
  5. 2Zan KarnicnikRB
  6. 5Jon Gorenc StankovicCM-L
  7. 22Adam Gnezda CerinCM-R
  8. 21Benjamin VerbicLM
  9. 20Petar StojanovicRM
  10. 11Benjamin SeskoCF-L
  11. 9Jan MlakarCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Igor VekicSUB
  2. 3Jure BalkovecSUB
  3. 8Sandi LovricSUB
  4. 15Tomi HorvatSUB
  5. 17Miha MevljaSUB
  6. 10Miha ZajcSUB
  7. 13Domen CrnigojSUB
  8. 19Luka ZahovicSUB
  9. 12Vid BelecSUB
  10. 23David BrekaloSUB
  11. 7Timi ElsnikSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Dejan Kulusevski (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 15' Jaka Bijol (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Goal! Sweden 0, Slovenia 1. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Petar Stojanovic.
  4. 42' Goal! Sweden 1, Slovenia 1. Emil Forsberg (Sweden) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf following a fast break.
  5. 54' Petar Stojanovic (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 64' Substitution, Slovenia. Jure Balkovec replaces Gregor Sikosek.
  7. 64' Substitution, Slovenia. Domen Crnigoj replaces Jan Mlakar.
  8. 70' Substitution, Sweden. Anthony Elanga replaces Viktor Claesson.
  9. 70' Substitution, Sweden. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Robin Quaison.
  10. 71' Substitution, Slovenia. Timi Elsnik replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
  11. 76' Kristoffer Olsson (Sweden) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Substitution, Sweden. Mattias Svanberg replaces Kristoffer Olsson.
  13. 86' Substitution, Slovenia. Sandi Lovric replaces Benjamin Verbic because of an injury.
  14. 88' Substitution, Sweden. Mikael Ishak replaces Isak Hien.
  15. 90'+2' Adam Gnezda Cerin (Slovenia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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